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Newborn Assessment - APGAR Score

Assessment of newborn vital signs following labor via a 10-point scale evaluated
- APGAR Score ... scale evaluated at 1 ... Apgar score is based ... Apgar scores < 7 ... #Diagnosis #Peds
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
ABx) → Acute Diarrhea ... (>3 BM/d) ± blood ... Pathophysiology: Spore ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... Clostridioides #Difficile #Clostridium
Clinical Presentations Suggestive of Infectious Diarrhea Etiologies
 • Persistent or chronic diarrhea - Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia
Vibrio species, Clostridium ... Bacillus cereus (short-incubation ... cramping lasting 1– ... of Clostridium ... #differential #
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea
Osmotic Diarrhea
 1. Medications: antacids, lactulose, sorbitol
 2. Disaccharidase deficiency: lactose intolerance
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bowel resection (short ... lymphoma, carcinoid, infectious ... syndrome Chronic infections ... Bacterial: Clostridium ... #Causes #Differential